Governance

LinkedEarth is governed by three committees:

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee has leadership responsibility for the harmonious and affective functioning of the LinkedEarth community. The Executive Committee makes decision regarding the developments of the LinkedEarth activities under its charter.

The current members of the Executive Committee are:

JulienEmile-Geay

Executive Committee Member

Department of Earth Science
University of Southern California
Term: July 2016 - June 2018

Nicholas McKay

Executive Committee Member

School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability
Northern Arizona University.
Term: July 2016 - June 2018

Yolanda Gil

Executive Committee Member

Information Science Institute
University of Southern California
Term: July 2016 - June 2018

VarunRatnakar

Executive Committee Member

Information Science Institute
University of Southern California
Term: July 2016 - June 2018

DeborahKhider

Executive Committee Member

Department of Earth Science
University of Southern California
Term: July 2016 - June 2018

DanielGarijo

Executive Committee Member

Information Science Institute
University of Southern California
Term: July 2016 - June 2018

Membership Committee

The Membership Committee serves to review applications for membership to the LinkedEarth Community, consistent with definition in its charter.

The Membership Committee is appointed by the Executive Committee to be representative of the community in terms of nationality, research setting (e.g., academia, non-profit organization, and industry), and level of expertise (e.g., PhD level, college level). Members of he Membership Committee are appointed from the nominated members of the LinkedEarth Community (see Article 6.1. of the charter)

Currently, the Membership Committee consists of:

Julien Emile-Geay

Membership Committee Member

Department of Earth Science
University of Southern California
Term: July 2016 - June 2018

NicholasMcKay

Membership Committee Member

School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability
Northern Arizona University.
Term: July 2016 - June 2018

DeborahKhider

Membership Committee Member

Department of Earth Science
University of Southern California
Term: July 2016 - June 2018

Ontology Editorial Board

The Editorial Board reviews editorial changes to the core LinkedEarth Ontology requested by members of the LinkedEarth Community. The Editorial Board had oversight over the guidelines for editorial changes, which can be found here.

Members of the Editorial Board are appointed by the Executive Committee based on nominations from members of the LinkedEarth Community (see Article 6.1 of the charter).

Currently, the Editorial Board consists of:

JulienEmile-Geay

Ontology Editorial Board Member

Department of Earth Science
University of Southern California
Term: July 2016 - June 2018

NicholasMcKay

Ontology Editorial Board Member

School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability
Northern Arizona University.
Term: July 2016 - June 2018

Anyone in the community can request an editorial change to the core ontology by filling this form.